Ice cream cone supporting device for use with refrigerating safes



DCC. 6, 1932. F. D, SMITH 1,890,420

ICE CREAM GONE SUPPORTING DEVICE FOR USE WITH REFRIGERATING SAFES Filed Jan. 23, l1931 Patented Dec. 6, 193,2

UNITED STATES FRANK DAVIDSON SMITH, oF KEW, MELBQ'UENE, vICToItIA; AUsirnAIiIA, `Assienon mozERo HEAT coNE CONTAINERS PEOPEIETAEY LIMITED, or MELBoUaNn'vIcroEIA, AUSTRALIA, A COMPANY or VIo'roEIA, AUs'IR-.ALIA

ICE CREAM coNE sUrPon'rINe DEVICE Eonl UsE WITH REEEIGERATING sAEEs .Application iled .Tanuary` 23, 191, Serial No.

It is desirable to retain onhand in aurefrigeratingsafe or ic'e chest a supply of illed piece which may consist of cross members 2 ice cream cones or other containers which may be removed from the safe or chest for consumption as required.

The principal object of this invention is'.` to provide an ice cream cone or othercontainer supportingor packing device for use with a refrigerating sa'ifeor ice chest and whichmay he conveniently placed therein and removed therefrom. A further yobject of the invention is to provide a device which will occupy a minimum space in the refrigerating safe whilst supporting a maximum number of Iilled cones or other containers. A further object is to provide a device by which the illedfcones orcontainers will be supported or disposed in tiers. Other objects` and advantages of the invention such as the detachability of vits parts for packing and transport purposes, its attractive appearance or design and the like will be in part apparent and in part pointed out hereafter.

Referring to the drawing Figure l is a plan of a base piece.

Figure 2 is a plan of a cone or containerV holding plate. f

Figure 3 is a side elevation of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a detail view of a plate supporting pin.

Figure 5 is a plan ofa tubular plate supporting column. f y Y Figure 6 is a part sectional side elevation of the invention.

Figure 7 is a detail view of a carrying handle. Y'

The invention consists Yof a suitable base having feet or end supporting portions 3 and a central threaded boss 4. Screwed into the l boss 4 is the lower threaded end 5 of a removpin holes is a series of removable supporting pins 10.v Resting upon each of the pins 10` 0 is acone or container holding platell which 4column 6.

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Formed in each plate 11- is a central hole in.

'dicated at'11a to p'ass'the column 6 anda series of cone or container receiving holes inl dicated at 12. Secured to and beneath eachl plate 11 by a flange 13 or the like is a boss 14 having'iormed therein opposite slots indicatedatl to accommodate the pins 10.

The ice creamcontainers havebeen shownj in g -oc I Y Y broken lines atv16 as cones for convenienceof illustration. f

A. handle'17 having a stem 18 vandfhook Y 1 19 is used'for carrying the devicethe hook being engaged with the X'edV 9 of the With this invention the lower plate `or Vdisc 11 is placed upon lits pin 10 and a Vnumber i of filled ice cream cones or containers are,"

disposed in the holes ofthe plate. The next position Vand-similarly loaded until all of theV plates are in position andiilled. -It Vwill'be pin holes indicated at 7 and the arrangement of the Vpins" 10 at yright angles to each other, I

for example, permits of adjustment between the plates 11 to accommodate varying sizesV of cones or containers and also permits, if f required,ffor the bottomsl ofjthecones or tween Vthe tops 'or' in the spaces be-` tween the containers 'of the plate below it.

i obvious that the provision of a number of i l In use the device j formingthe. inventionA 1 is removed by means ofthe handle 17 ifrom l.

the refrigerating safe or ice chestand after lifted from the column k6. The'cones' or containers are removedv from each successive lola-imi 1 Y.

plate which is'then removed from the column. 99Q l An ice creaml cone supporting device including a vertical column formed with aseries of diametric apertures arranged inspaced relation vertically of thecolumn and successively at right anglesto eachother, pinsV removably fitting said'apertur'es or any of Y them, a seriesV of V'plates centrally formed to 'slidably ht the columnand formed beyond the area of the column opening witha series" succeeding plate orjdisc isthen placed in y containers of one `plateto 'be 'disposed be- 89 lof article-receiving apertures, each plate hav# incr. a hollow boss dependingrtherefrom toL v slldably lit the column below the plate, with the lower edge of theV boss formed at dri-f ametro .points with recesses to cooperate with fa-particular pin, anyone plate beingv freely movable upwardly on the column but held against downward orturning movementv withrespeot tothefoolurnnl when in position.

on the pin;

F. D.V SMITH. 

